James Lee Burke has published three novels spotlighting other characters over the four years it’s been since we last had a mystery featuring his signature character, Dave Robicheaux. That book was ...

James Burke’s Louisiana is a land of heartbreaking beauty. In novel after novel, he’s given us poetic descriptions of sparkling Gulf waters, bayou sunsets, lurking gators and birds taking flight.

In the first column I wrote for this newspaper, I covered three novels. One of those books was by James Lee Burke. I have reviewed all 20 books Burke has published during the years since then.

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